Timbuktu Region
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Timbuktu Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Mali that includes the historic city of Timbuktu and has been a focal point of conflict and counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel.
Aliases (5)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
→
first-level administrative subdivision → |
| administrativeLevel |
first-level region of Mali
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| borderedBy |
Algeria
→
Gao Region → Mauritania → Mopti Region → Taoudénit Region → |
| capital |
Timbuktu
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| contains |
Sahara Desert areas
→
Timbuktu → historic city of Timbuktu → |
| country |
Mali
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|
| ethnicGroups |
Arab communities
→
Fulani → Songhai → Tuareg → |
| governedBy |
regional governor of Timbuktu
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| hasCharacteristic |
arid climate
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desert and semi-desert landscapes → sparsely populated → vast → |
| hasEvent |
Malian military operations against insurgents
→
international peacekeeping deployments → |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
center of Islamic scholarship in West Africa
→
center of trans-Saharan trade routes → |
| hasRisk |
desertification
→
food insecurity → |
| hasSecuritySituation |
affected by armed conflict
→
focal point of counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel → presence of jihadist armed groups → |
| hasTransport |
Timbuktu Airport
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| hasUNESCOProperty |
Timbuktu (World Heritage Site)
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| includes |
rural communes
→
urban communes → |
| languageUsed |
French
→
Songhai languages → Tamasheq → |
| locatedIn |
Sahel
→
northern Mali → |
| locatedOn |
Niger River
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|
| mainEconomicActivities |
agriculture along the Niger River
→
pastoralism → small-scale trade → |
| partOf |
Republic of Mali
NERFINISHED
→
Sahelian belt → |
| religion |
Islam
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|
| timeZone |
UTC+0
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Referenced by (11)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Gao Region
("northern Mali")
→
Timbuktu Region ("northern Mali") → |
locatedIn |
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African-led International Support Mission to Mali
("Northern Mali")
→
Operation Serval → |
theaterOfOperations |
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Kidal Region
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borderedBy |
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Sabha District
("Niger (region proximity via Fezzan)")
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borderingCountryRegion |
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Kel Adagh
("Azawad")
→
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culturalArea |
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Tuareg rebellions in Mali
("Azawad")
→
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location |
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Ansar Dine
("northern Mali")
→
|
operatesIn |
|
Ansar Dine
("Azawad")
→
|
regionOfActivity |
|
Ibn Battuta
("Timbuktu region")
→
|
visitedCity |